IJN · CA
Tone
Photos and infoHeavy cruiser. Spotted Edsall and was in the force that sank her. A cameraman aboard filmed the last minute and a half.
| Type | Heavy cruiser (CA) |
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| Fate | Sunk. 24 July 1945 at Kure. The film of Edsall sinking was shot from her. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · screen; not hit
Battle of Wake Island
1941-12-11 · covered the second landing
The loss of Edsall
1942-03-01 · fired on her; the sinking was filmed from this ship
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · screened the carriers; not sunk
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
1942-08-24 · with Ryujo; took off survivors; not sunk
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
1942-10-26 · in the vanguard force. ONI credits five 500-pound bombs on a Tone-class cruiser, presumably her. No Japanese list read here shows damage. Not sunk
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1944-10-24 · hit; not sunk
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · in the cruiser line; not sunk
